The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-25
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal aud Local.

Col Oran Perry agent Of the Pennsylvania
lines at this point, is confined to the house with
lnilammatory rheumatism
Frank Wade, district passenger agent of the
Wabash. who has been on the sick list for a few
days past was better yesterday, and able to be
at his Office portion of the day.
Charles NJ. Heald recently general manager
of the Philadelphia g. Reading Express Com
pany, has been appointed assistant to the gen
eral manager of the railroad company.
H. R-Dering. assistant general passenger
agent of the Pennsylvania lines, who has been
South for Some days pleasure and business
trip combined, is expected home to-day
G. Shields who few days ago resigned az di-
vision superintendent on the Canadian Pacific
road, on March takes similar position on the
ST. Paul, Minneapolis 81 Manitoba road.
Ives & Co. the purchasers CT the Cincinnati,
Wabash 81 Michigan road have ordered num-
Der of new engines and additional freight equip
ment. The road is greatly IN need OF posn.
Superintendent Woodland. of the L.. N. A. q
G., in the city yesterday on official business
Mr.. Woodland is feeling nicely over the excellent
time his trains are now making on the Airline
division.
Austin Corbin the railroad president who is
attempting TO lift out of the mire OF bankruptcy
larger mileage of railroad than any other man
in this country. is arranging his affairs to spend
month in Florida.
H. A. Cooper, master of transportation on the
N Y, P. e. o., has rendered his resignation,
abolished. Mr.. Cooper has been in the employ
or this company over twenty years.
Augustus Clements, the Bee-lne engineer who
was buried yesterday, was member of the in
surance department of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive engineers, and his family will receive
$1,000 from the insurance department
Thirty-six years ago yesterday the Bee-line
was opened for business between Cleveland and
Columbus Gen. Phineas Pease, we'll known in
Indianapolis railroad circles the conductor
OF the first train run between those points.
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company an
nounca the appointment of Charles O. Scull,
late of Pittsburg. as assistant general passen-
ger agent of the company, with Office at Bati-
more. the appointments to take effect March l.
William H. Bines, who was for thirty years
in the service of The Reading Railroad Company
assistant to the chief engineer, and was then
made chief engineer by President Gowen, was
dismissed by President Corbin last week with
out notice.
Ons % the most valuable provisions of the
Interstate commerce law is that to enforce pub
icity of rates. Publicity is essential to fair deal
ing. Rebates, overcharging and understanding,
and all the machinery of favoritism depend upon
secrecy for success
Wallace e. Co.'S Circus have closed contract
with the Indianapolis. Peru q Chicago railway
people at Peru, for extensive repairs and re-
building of their circus train. This gives en-
ployment to large number of the men recently
suspended from these shops
The clerks in the Offices Of the Philadelphia &
Reading road are said to be considerably exer-
cised over report that their wages to be
reduced 10 to Is per cent. President Corbin's
retrenchment policy will strike every depart
ment before he gets through with it.
The c., l., ST. L. & G. road earned the second
week in February $49,348 03-increase over
earnings corresponding week, 1885, $348. The
first three weeks of February the road earned
$147 ,366. "a, which is decrease as compared
with the earnings of the corresponding three
weeks of 1856 Of 81, 734 46
A bill has been introduced in the Michigan
Legislature with stringent provisions against
one railroad company publishing in letters
pamphlets. etc, the names of discharged en-
ployes to distribute to other companies, under
penalty Of from 81, coo to So 900, making what
is commonly kown "5lacklsting" an in
dictabe offense.
General Superintendent Miller of the Penn
sylvania lines west of Pittsburg, was in the city
Yesterday. He had just returned from two
--aAys inspection trip of tho Indianapolis g. Vim
cennes road and Its branches. AS a result OF his
trip improvements on o larger scale than in any
former year will be made to the physical condi-
ton of the property the coming summer
The belief prevails that the milsage-book can
be used after the new law takes effect and some
of the largo merchants in the country con-
fdent that such is the case that they are laying
in a stock of mileage-books. 1t is stated that
James Farwsl s. Co., Chicago, have recently in
vested large sum In this direction-one report
h
clipped off it would be nearer the TRUTH it is
highly probable.
Six or seven years ago locomotives with more
than eight wheels coupled were looked upon
with hatred by most railroad men, although a
few far-seeing leaders advocated the use for
freight service of heavier engines resting on
thee more pairs OF drivers The progress in
this direction is now so decided that the locomo-
tive-builders put up last year about as many en-
gines with three pairs of drivers and over as
there were eight-wheel engines built
c. Renson. of the Netherlands State railways
has devised a means of using MP old wooden
sleepers. Sleepers generally fail where the rail
rests, leaving sound length of about three fee,
In the center Two such pieces are Joined end
to end by piece of channel iron. The rail rests
On the channel iron, which thus prevents il from
wearing into the sleeper. AS these compound
sleepers have four end faces, they offer more re
trs.
Austin Corbin admits that he and his friends
have the controlling stock of the Jersey Contra
road He and his friends are credited with own
Ing loco of the 164, 900 shares He will at the
earliest possible moment take the property out
of the hands of the receivers. aud will make J.
r. Maxwell Of the Long Island railroad, its
president. He also intends to extend the sys
tenn along the New Jersey Shore creating new
summer resorts, and building up business fol
the New Jersey Southern road A commttee or
reorganization of the Central has been ap
pointed.
an no respect is railway operating in Amer
Tea advancing more rapidly" says the Railway
Life. Ethan in the development of passenge
traffic. Until a few years ago even the most en-
terprsing railway managers seemed to thinl
that it was their duty simply to provide tn,
means of transit, leaving the public to decide
when and how they should be used. But nov
it is recognized fact that passenger traffic car
be promoted just like any other business AM
the conditions being studied and experiment
made with a view to drawing out the full payin
capacity OF this class of traffic."
'.There is not a railroad man in Philadelphia
says the Inquirer, who will venture a predic
zion as to the terms which the Baltimore
Ohio will get through to New York. The Penn
sylvania people do not know. the Baltimore
manila ID n know M tho Raadino